Viona Aminda
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Sleep disparities: An explainer and research roundup.
On average, humans spend about one-third of their lives sleeping, but the field of sleep medicine is young, dating back to only the 1970s, and research on sleep, particularly disparities in sleep, is still emerging.
By Viona Aminda8 months ago in Longevity
Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate.
Some doctors and researchers who are invested in a more individualized approach to finding troublesome tumors are skeptical, raising questions about the data and the reasoning behind the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s about-face from its 2016 guidelines.
By Viona Aminda8 months ago in Longevity
Intermittent fasting could help protect the brain from age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent form of dementia. Dementia is a term used to describe a range of symptoms linked to the decline in brain function with age. Symptoms include memory loss, communication difficulties, problem-solving struggles, and personality or behavioural changes.
By Viona Aminda8 months ago in Longevity
A program to train health professionals as advocates for clean air policies and programs with the ultimate aim to protect and promote people’s health and wellbeing.
Health professionals shape the dialog on air pollution and health topics both through direct engagement within their communities and peer colleagues and also while influencing public policy agendas on personal and population-level interventions. WHO is piloting a program to train health workers to advocate for clean air measures in the communities where they work. The project is led by the Air Quality and Health Unit within the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health. The global training curriculum is designed to be tailored at the regional and country level.
By Viona Amindaabout a year ago in The Swamp
Maternal mortality: An explainer and research roundup
This piece on maternal mortality was updated on September 19, 2022, to reflect new data from the CDC. Each year, at least 700 women die in the United States because of pregnancy or delivery complications. Four in five of those deaths are preventable, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Viona Amindaabout a year ago in The Swamp
FIFA World Cup Volunteers Kick-off Training Journey in Style at Lusail Stadium.
Over 16,000 volunteers, staff and guests come together at Lusail Stadium to celebrate and preview exciting road ahead; official volunteer uniform reveal wins accolades from volunteers; new e-learning platform provides convenient training and information resource.
By Viona Aminda2 years ago in Viva
- Top Story - August 2022
Why is the Arctic warming so much faster?Top Story - August 2022
The Earth is approximately 1.1℃ warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not been uniform, with some regions warming at a far greater pace. One such region is the Arctic.
By Viona Aminda2 years ago in Earth
WHO statement on menstrual health and rights
Menstrual Health is firmly on the global agenda today. Menstrual Health was not on the agenda of the International Conference on the Population and Development or the Millennium Declaration. Nor it is explicitly stated in the Sustainable Development Goals targets for goals 3 (health), 5 (gender equality) or 6 (water and sanitation). However, it has been placed on the global health, education, human rights, and gender equality/equity agendas by grass-roots workers and activists from the global South, drawing attention to reports of women’s and girls’ experiences of shame and embarrassment, and the barriers they face in managing their period because they do not have the means to do so, with consequences for their life opportunities including their rights to education, work, water and sanitation, non-discrimination and gender equality – and ultimately to health.
By Viona Aminda2 years ago in Longevity